Podcast: Residents fear a green space on Riddles Road in Sittingbourne could be built on as Kent County Council reveals plans to sell it off episode artwork

EPISODE · Aug 21, 2026 · 15 MIN

Podcast: Residents fear a green space on Riddles Road in Sittingbourne could be built on as Kent County Council reveals plans to sell it off

from KentOnline · host Nicola Everett, KentOnline

People living in part of Sittingbourne fear an area of land they describe as an 'oasis of calm' could be lost to housing developers. Three acres of space in Riddles Road, which used to belong to a school, has been used by the community for around 75 years. However, the owner of the land - which is Kent County Council - have decided to sell it. Also in today's podcast, a Kent mum is campaigning to get a drug that could help her 18-year-old son available on the NHS. Jake Officer from Tonbridge suffers from Friedreich’s ataxia - but didn't show any symptoms until he was seven. He was eventually diagnosed after having spinal surgery soon after his ninth birthday. A supermarket delivery van has damaged a Grade Two-listed well in Lyminge, near Folkestone. St Eadburg’s Well dates back centuries and was the village’s main fresh water source until 1905. And in sport, the Gillingham manager says his side need to bounce straight back from a defeat in their first league game of the season. They were beaten 3-0 by Walsall at Priestfield last time out - with all of the goals coming in the last 10 minutes. Tomorrow, they travel to take on Fleetwood Town. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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